Train Simulator

Microsoft Train Simulator (sometimes referred to as MSTS) is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in July 2001 and developed by UK based Kuju Entertainment.

The simulation allows players to operate a train on various routes in Europe, Asia and the United States. Players need to stop and start the train, couple wagons, using the computer keyboard or a hardware addition such as Raildriver to operate the controls. Sound effects are enabled.

The original game featured six routes:

The Arlberg railway in Austria in the 1930s, with the Orient Express.

The Settle to Carlisle Railway line as it was in the 1930s and 1940s, with the Flying Scotsman.

The Northeast Corridor in the United States between 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and Washington Union Station with Amtrak's Acela Express and Metroliner.

The Marias Pass route, in the United States depicting the BNSF Railway's Hi-Line Subdivision between Shelby, Montana and Whitefish, Montana, with C44-9W and GP38-2 locomotives.

The Odakyu Odawara Line commuter service in Tokyo and the Hisatsu Line on Kyushu in Japan.

Included with the game was the Editors & Tools program, which allowed the user to build custom routes. Users could also create activities for any route, create custom cabviews, or edit the default ones.